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Submission 2008

CUNUFF 2008 – Submission Form ( PDF format | DOC format )

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Submission Deadlines and Fees:

• Early Deadline – $10 – January 22nd, 2008
• Regular Deadline – $15 – February 29th, 2008
• Late Deadline – $20 – March 5th, 2008

Format:
A film in DVD is highly preferred. However, Mini-DV formats will also be accepted. Please contact cunuff@gmail.com for permission to submit in another format in the case of an extenuating circumstance. Note: Do not submit originals, as films and videos will NOT be returned.

Running Time:
Submitted films must have a maximum of 20 minutes running time in length.

Eligibilities:
Any student currently enrolled in any high school or undergraduate college or university is eligible.

Categories and Prizes:

• Best Picture – $400 prize
• Best Directed – $100 prize
• Best Screenplay – $50 prize
• Concord Award - $50 prize – best film as voted by the audience
• Best Editing
• Best Cinematography
• Best Acting
• Opus Award - for best use of music and sound
• Frontiers Award – for most original film
• Gateway Award – for an outstanding film of a humanitarian nature or a film dedicated to community service

Note: Award categories may be subject to further change, determined according to our entries.

Judging:
Submissions that have been chosen as finalists will be screened in Columbia University’s Roone Arledge Cinema on Saturday April 5th, 2008. Students will be contacted BY E-MAIL as to whether or not their film will be shown in the festival. A panel consisting of qualified individuals including film industry professionals and professors will judge the entries at the day of the screening.

CUNUFF 2008 – Submission Form ( PDF format | DOC format )

The Fourth Annual
Columbia University National Undergraduate Film Festival
2008

• When: Saturday, April 5th, 2008 7pm-10pm
• Where: Roone Arledge Cinema in Lerner Hall [map], Columbia University [directions], New York
• How Much: $3 admission, which includes the cost for films and food
• What to Expect:
  • The top 10 selected short films from a pool of hundreds of student filmmakers from around the country.
  • An awards ceremony which will determine who will receive over $1500 worth of cash and prizes, chosen by a panel of film professionals and celebrities
  • If that’s not enough, we will have a full three-course meal will be served during intermissions.

Buy your tickets online here:
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/468641

We will also be selling tickets in the Lerner Box Office between Thursday April 3rd and Saturday April 5th.